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25.01.2022 After one and a half hours of digging I finally removed this Echidna from a burrow on a job yesterday. Echidnas are one of only five remaining species of Monotremes (egg laying mammals) left on the planet, all of which are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea. They are very powerful diggers, and are almost impossible to move once they dig in, even with most of their body exposed.

24.01.2022 Been pretty quiet fauna-wise on jobs lately. Reptiles are slowing down coming into winter. I did move this cute prickly character out of harms way today though.

24.01.2022 Graceful Tree Frog soaking up the rain this morning on our Purple Ginger. Happy Holidays from The Fauna Catcher!

22.01.2022 Rescued a bunch of baby frogs on a job the other week. Interesting to note the colour variation in frogs, and how similar they can look to Cane Toads. The first two photos are both Ornate Burrowing Frogs with very different colouring, and the last photo shows one of these frogs with a baby Cane Toad (right). You have to think the similar colour patterns actually help the frogs. Looking like something as poisonous as a cane toad can't be a bad thing for a baby frog! :)

19.01.2022 Got a nice surprise when I found three snakes living in one small termite mound on a job today! Termite mounds are great habitat for reptiles, and can also act as an incubator for their eggs.

19.01.2022 Been doing some night work for a while now. Certainly a bit different to day fauna spotting! Haven't been finding a lot of fauna, but here are a few critters I've found. The Lewin's Rail and 4 chicks are probably the cutest. I spotted these guys in long grass near the road. Rather than trying to catch them I ended up herding them off into the bush out of harms way. If they can be relocated without the extra trauma of capture that's the best result.

18.01.2022 Lots of Macropods about with joeys at the moment. Keep an eye out while driving and if you see one hit check it's pouch if safe to do so. If you find a joey call your local wildlife rescue organisation or the RSPCA.

16.01.2022 Drones can be pretty handy for checking out habitat in tall trees. Snapped this Magpie Lark sitting on a nest in the clearing zone today. One tree (and nest) saved, temporarily anyway!

14.01.2022 Despite the colder weather there are still a few snakes on the move. Relocated this nice Carpet Python from a unit block in Noosa Heads this morning.

14.01.2022 Insects and spiders don't get a great deal of love generally speaking when it comes to Fauna Spotting unfortunately. Occasionally though if I see something unusual or interesting I will do my best to move it out of harms way. Today I found this aptly named Giant Golden Orb-weaving Spider. Larger than my hand it was one of biggest spiders I've ever seen in the wild. Beautiful colours as well.

14.01.2022 Fauna spotter/catcher work tends to slow down a bit over the Christmas break, giving me a chance to do some fun snake relocations! Moved this healthy carpet python from a bird aviary at Moy Pocket today and released him into the bush.

13.01.2022 Don't do a lot of snake call-outs these days as I'm too busy with fauna spotting, but had a call this morning for what was thought to be a Red-bellied Black Snake. Turned out to be a rather large and chunky Eastern Brown. Given it's dark colour it's easy to see why it was mistaken, but the narrow brown head is a dead give-away. Enjoying the heat and humidity in a tomato greenhouse it wasn't too happy to be moved on.

10.01.2022 Last week I found a glider and a possum inside the same hollow tree that was slow felled during clearing. Luckily the clearing crew has a harvester attachment on the excavator allowing them to cut and hold onto the tree. Rather than risk cutting the tree into several pieces to try and catch and relocate the critters I was able to plug up the hollows temporarily and move the whole tree outside the clearing area. Wish all clearing crews had this attachment!

09.01.2022 Had a call today for a snake that was seen going under a garden shed. Caught a quick glimpse of it disappearing under the shed when I arrived and initially thought it was a Red Belly. No way to get it out so decided to wait it out for a while and see if it reappeared. Sure enough it eventually came back out. Turned out to be a dark looking Eastern Brown. A lot of snake relocations turn out to be harmless tree snakes, pythons or even lizards, and I wonder whether it was really necessary for me to relocate them. But relocating an Eastern Brown living in a families back yard where young kids are present seems pretty reasonable.

09.01.2022 Rescued this little fella the other day while clearing a log pile. It's not a rat, but a Yellow-footed Antechinus. They are a small native marsupial found mainly in Eastern Australia. This big male might not be around too much longer though - males mate so vigorously that they die shortly after due to stress! They live for less than a year. Thanks to the team at Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre at Eumundi who checked this guy out for injuries. After being given the all clear we released him a few days later close to where he was found.

08.01.2022 This little critter is a Striated Pardalote. They are fairly common in eastern Queensland. I normally find them on jobs nesting in burrows dug into banks on roadside cuttings. This one however was taking advantage of a crevice in a man-made culvert.

04.01.2022 Big shout out to Sylvia Hood and the rest of the team at Bat Rescue Inc. for your help in relocating a maternity roost of Large-footed Myotis microbats from under a bridge in Obi Obi this week. It was challenging circumstances but everyone worked together to achieve the best outcome we could for the bats. Thanks also to the Roadtek crew who helped us install numerous nest boxes and did everything else we asked of them.

01.01.2022 Fauna Spotter Graeme rescued this adorable Yellow-footed Antechinus on a pre-clearing job on the Sunshine Coast this morning. They look similar to the introduced house mouse, but have a much narrower snout and shorter tail. They are also arboreal spending their time in trees as well as on the ground.

01.01.2022 Here is a short video showing the release of the Eastern Brown I relocated yesterday. Seemed pretty keen to get out of the bag!